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I recorded this as I hoped to see how scenery in Glacier National Park was presented. But it was obvious right away it wasn't Glacier National Park. I thought then that it must be the Canadian Glacier National Park much farther north along the TCH. Nope - not that either. It turns out not to be that one either. But a look here identified the Fernie ski area which is nowhere near either In the movie it was apparent they still pretended based on name dropping locations that they were set in US Glacier NP Why? The numerous interior BC mountain ranges have all their own beauty Why not just acknowledge them? Otherwise we have an okay movie - not bad but not that good It's the basic repeated Hallmark movie plot that has been used for years Music selections were rather bad in this one.

I enjoyed the movie, but I get frustrated by the lack of anybody checking the little things that are missed between cuts, for example when they board the helicopter for the lesson and they load all there skies and bags into the tray attached to the side of the helicopter, take off then pull away then suddenly in the air the tray is empty ? Did the gear all fall out ? Couldn't have for at the top they had it all. Annoying. Why would Chris dismiss all the expert scientific knowledge not realistic very arrogant, The views are spectacular the dog is a very good actor made the film better because he was in it.

As someone who has been going to Glacier National Park his entire life, I was looking forward to seeing scenes of the park. Unfortunately, I was disappointed. There was spectacular scenery of British Columbia, but there were only two references to the real GNP: Grinnell Glacier and Apgar (which is a town at the foot of Lake McDonald--there is NO "Apgar Gulch."). Furthermore, there is only cross country skiing in Glacier--the closest downhill ski area is Big Mountain (I refuse to use the new name "Whitefish Mountain Resort") near Whitefish. Also, motorized vehicles like snowmobiles are prohibited in the park in the winter. There are so many realistic story lines that could be made in the real Glacier National Park, that it's unfortunate they picked something so completely inaccurate.

That's how I feel about 99% of everything Hallmark makes today these days. Well, no most of it is bad but a few are lost potential. This was did a bit better. I enjoyed it for the most part but it always comes back to these days that no matter the disagreement the girl is never as wrong as the guy. Which is just tired and boring. Watching an imperfect man next to a supposedly perfect woman is so fake and obnoxious. I know people will disagree with me but I can't I see what do much if media is trying to push. So for this movie the chemistry wasn't bad. I don't normally like this actor but he's growing on me a little. I've always liked her but this wasn't her best performance, or rather her character was a bit off putting. Arrogance isn't any more attractive in women than it is in men. I liked the fresh take on the professions of the leads. Also, always good to have dogs. The young lady who played Samantha was exceptional. They kinda dropped the Sonia storyline which on one level was fine but for that reason it was pointless to have it to begin with. And the story line with her sister was removed but unresolved. You'll understand when you see it. Sonia and the sister's story lines had so much focus that it was weird to realize they fizzled pretty quickly. Anyway, I give it a six overall. It was good enough to watch at least once.

This was well done and featured some lovely views of Glacier National Park (even though it was filmed, as usual, in British Columbia). After all the fake snow, in all the recent Christmas movies, it was refreshing to see real snow in a real winter setting in the mountains. Ashley Newbrough was as good as I've ever seen her as Heather, an avalanche forecasting expert who is invited by a friend to try her new technology at a ski resort in the Park. She was passionate and given some great lines by writer Christie Will Wolf. Stephen Huszar played Chris, the hunky director of the local mountain rescue team. Chris comes across as condescending and a bit misogynistic. He's inexplicably opposed to Heather's tech system for predicting an avalanche ("I don't trust technology") even though he already uses some technology as part of his mountain rescue program (the beacons). It was really frustrating to watch him be so arrogant (he actually claimed that when it comes to avalanches, he "never gets it wrong"). They try to explain "why" he was like that later but his dismissive attitude was annoying. Heather, understandably, is befuddled by his narrow minded thinking: "It's meant to be a tool that you incorporate" "Make me understand why your work and mine can't coexist." But Heather's cute bubbly sister Riley (played with an engaging sparkle by Tegan Moss) is committed from the beginning to getting Heather to see Chris as a love interest (primarily based on his looks). Riley: "When your heart is talking, you need to listen." I loved Heather's reaction: "He's really cute but I'm not into how he dismisses the work that I do. It's insulting." Fortunately, Chris is also presented as someone dedicated to helping others and as a loving widowed father of an 11 year old. His daughter Samantha is impressively played by a young actress named Amélie Wolf. As a father of a wonderful caring daughter, I always enjoy a good depiction of a strong father daughter relationship like the one presented here. But as much as Samantha loves her father, she desperately wants and needs a mother figure. And the passage of 9 years since the loss of her mother makes her more receptive to a possible replacement. I LOVED the multiple references to Taylor Swift. Samantha is shown to be a big fan who wants tickets (good luck with that in Montana) and it's nice to see Hallmark acknowledge this huge cultural phenomenon (I'm driving out to Arizona and taking my kids to the opening night of her Eras tour). There's an interesting series of interactions between Samantha and Chris' wannabe girlfriend Sonya (Samantha: "You put on lipstick before you go to bed? I've never seen that before."). At first I didn't get why Samantha listened to Sonya after an inappropriate instruction. But then I realized that she was raised to respect her elders (until given a good reason not to). And I liked how the writer gave Samantha a nice line to deliver later in the movie to Sonya (well played by Teagan Vincze) Apparently, according to IMDb, the VERY flattering bikini shot of Ashley Newbrough was the first bikini shot ever seen in a Hallmark movie. That seems really hard to believe (and ironic that it occurs in a winter movie at a ski lodge), but I was pleasantly surprised by it. Women will, no doubt, be just as impressed by the naked torso shot of Huszar. Loved Heather's two hand grab. A bit unexpected in a Hallmark movie. LOVED the snow angels! So joyful! Did not love how they just dropped Riley's story. That really bothered me as did Heather's apparent disinterest in the results of Riley's pregnancy test. I get that these movies are restricted due to time considerations, but then don't include a storyline involving a VERY significant and important test if you can't fit in Heather being there for her sister. But I enjoyed the movie and appreciated the strong assertive lines given to Ashley Newbrough.

This one kept moving along....the daughter was the best actor of all. Very mature for her age. The information about avalanches was interesting...more real life should be in the movies. I guess the bikini was for the ratings...just my guess! The two main stars had a good connection and since there was no "mistake" that drove them apart, then back together, it was better than most movies. Also great was the "coyness" Ashley Newbrough played toward her boyfriend Chris. Overall, it was a lot more entertaining than many of the other movies that simply fill time with people reminiscing about boyfriends or girlfriends.

1. The lead man was so cold. Pitbulls are friendlier than he was at the start of this movie. I'm not sure why anyone would want to be around him. 2. The lead woman was better, but everything about her felt contrived -- especially her attraction to the distant guy. 3. The sister was so corny and was uncomfortably pushy about hooking up her sister. 4. The redhead masseuse was a mustache-twirling villain who of course came across as pathetic. The writing and production was too unnatural. People don't act like this -- ever. And I can't buy into a "romance" story when the first 45 mintues are spent watching the guy be a stiff robot while the couple demonstrates zero compatibility. Hallmark has much better movies out there where the characters are easy to cheer for.

I've always enjoyed Ashley Newbrough and she doesn't disappoint me here. Her character is upbeat, but more importantly she is highly intelligent and more than competent in the snow. I did have a problem with Stephen Huszar's Chris. This man is ridiculously unprofessional in several ways. His total disregard for the science is close to criminal negligence given the importance of his responsibilities. The viewer knows something is behind this but the movie waits toward the end to reveal it. It's not hard to guess though. But beyond that he is misogynistic toward Heather as he makes several successive assumptions that are quite rude and, as I said, unprofessional. Of course this is the usual early antagonism between the romantic leads that seems to be required in these movies, but I thought that it was done in a way that detracted from the story AND I thought some of it carried on far too long. The story is predictable with no great highs or lows. The viewer could see the climax coming almost from the start. Throw in the tween motherless daughter who of course falls in love with Heather. The dialogue was OK. Newbrough and Huszar do get to establish some chemistry and seem quite comfortable together. The scenery was outstanding which given the location was inevitable. There was a lot of education about avalanches including practical advice for sports people who encounter the risks. I assume most of it was accurate.